Accountancy, Assurance and Audit Update

Since qualifying as a Chartered Accountant, most of Alan’s time has been spent in training others. He was a Director at Anderson’s Tutors Limited where he prepared students for ICAEW exams. From there, he joined Neville Russell where he became Training manager. He then spent 16 years as a freelance lecturer and training consultant specialising in audit and accounting topics.

Most recently, Alan was Director of Training for SWAT Ltd. As part of his role, he was responsible for the development of SWAT’s national programme of CPD training as well as presenting a number of courses himself.  Alan had been Managing Director of Pentagon Training Ltd until the company was acquired by SWAT in October 2005.

Alan is now working again as a freelance lecturer - he is one of the few lecturers who can make auditing interesting. He also advises firms on their audit procedures and offers practical help in achieving compliance in a cost-effective manner. He also works with non-accountants and is the co-author of “Smart things to know about Business Finance” which demystifies the language of finance; “Interpreting company reports for dummies”; and “Fast Track to success: Finance”.